Apparently not content that (as the name suggests) illegal immigration is already illegal, the York County pol now wants to find a way to make it even more illegal.

Like double-secret illegal, maybe?

At least that's the conclusion we're forced to draw after Wagner's campaign blasted out an email proclaiming that "Wagner calls for state law protecting Pennsylvanians from illegal immigrants."

And you could tell he was serious because it was in large type - and in bold-face to boot.

As far as we can tell, the proximate cause for Wagner calling for new laws (in addition to all the other ones we already have) is Philadelphia's recent decision not to renew a data-sharing contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"It's a matter of public safety," Wagner said in a statement. "Our public officials' greatest responsibility is to protect our citizens."

Philadelphia, more astute readers will recall, is a so-called "sanctuary city," which means local police limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities, but don't, as WHYY-FM reports, interfere with immigration arrests.

Both the Trump administration and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., are not particular fans of Philadelphia's approach. In June, a federal judge tossed the Justice Department's attempt to cut of grant funding to Philly because of its policy.

In that statement, Wagner teed off on Philly Mayor Jim Kenney, saying it was "unthinkable" of Kenney to "put his liberal political philosophy ahead of the safety of his citizens."

As you might expect, Kenney's office took exception to Wagner's remarks, saying in a statement of its own that Wagner was too "quick to ignore the facts of [Kenney's] decision [to not renew the contract] in order to pander to supporters."

Kenney's decision to break off the contract came after they reviewed how ICE used the database and that ICE acknowledged that the data could result in the arrests of "otherwise law-abiding citizens," Kenney's spokesman, Mike Dunn, said in an email.

The feds' use of the data "sows fear and distrust in our great immigrant communities," Dunn continued, adding, with some rhetorical flourish that "rather than fanning the flames of falsehoods and racial hatred, perhaps Mr. Wagner could devote his energies to helping the children still detained by his friend, President Trump, be reunited with their parents."

Well, then.

Anyway ... If he's elected, Wagner said he'd work with the General Assembly for a new state law that would preempt Philly's policy.

Wagner said he'd hoped Gov. Tom Wolf would take the same action, but "all that we've seen from the Governor is weak-willed pandering and cowardice. I will be a governor that will unapologetically stand up for the safety of our citizens in every instance."

"The Pennsylvania State Police share information about criminals with ICE and any federal law enforcement agency and that will not change," Melena said in an email, adding that Wolf " opposes any effort to withhold information about criminals [from] federal law enforcement."

This isn't the first time that Wagner's had a bone to pick with Philly. As we pointed out last week, he's no fan of the city's soda tax, which pays for early childhood education and other programs in Philadelphia.

As was the case with the city's sanctuary city policy, a judge recently upheld the soda tax.

And legislative Republicans, who are all for local control -- until they aren't -- weren't happy about that. They're working on a bill that would preempt municipalities from imposing their own local food and beverage taxes.

Is Scott Wagner running against Philly? It's starting to look that way.

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